Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-02-18
Additional Local.

b. 5. Webb was in Owasso On husi-
mesa, Tuesday.
Buy drugs, books and stationery at
Miller's Central Drug Store.
T. A. Miller Il Co. have just received
about $50 worth Of books for the Ladies
Library. Think Of the treat in store
for the members Of that valuable ASSOC
citation
A very large heavy whip, with long
braided lash has been left at this Office.
II looks so formidable standing up in
one corner that we wish the owner
would come and get it.
Tubbs & Fordyce have purchased the
meat market Of Pike Bros. and are NOV
ing their stock to the latter's place of
business. where they can be found in
the future. Messrs. T. and +. have
established an extensive business, Of
which they are deserving, as they are
gentlemanly, accommodating and are
square dealers. We wish them con-
tinued success.
T. a. Miller q Co. have just received
a stock OF the celebrated Grip cigars
together with grip machine, and it il
very amusing TO see the gentlemen
testing their grip, or in other words,
ascertaining their strength. The grip
is also claimed to develop the muscles
OF the hand and arm. Everyone buy
ing cigar is entitled to a squeeze of
the grip machine, and the one possess
ing the greatest gripping ability receives
a box Of cigars as a prize.
About April LIST, Mrs. \. Messenger
will open a millinery, fancy goods and
dressmaking store in the rooms recent
ly vacated by Pollaslly Bros, cor. SUI
perior and State-sts. Mrs. ii. b. HUI
bert, well known to most of our cit
liens as entirely competent. will have
charge of the millinery department
The stock will be entirely new. well
assorted and everything usually found
in a first class establishment will be
kept in stock. Mr., Messenger goes
east the first of March to purchase the
stock
Mr. Ed Adams and mother, living
Just west Of town, are undoubtedly the
victims OF the mlshap thus related by
the st. Louis Louder: \ gentleman by
the name Of Adams and his mother, an
old lady. were driving over the creek
near the residence of Seth c. Burgess.
on Monday, and as the bridge was en-
tirely submerged with water, he could
not tell the location Of the bridge and
80 drove too far to one side, and the
first warning they had that they were
out of the track, the horse. carriage and
occupants were tipped over into water
several feet deep where the horse lay
for nearly al hour before 10 could be
rescued. Both passengers were thor
oughly soaked, but neither were at all
hurt, and no material damage was done
to the horse, carriage or harness.
We understand that there is going to
be strong effort made to start
Building and Loan Association in
Alma. We sincerely hope that the re-
port is true and that the near future
will see it an accomplished fact. Brief
ly stated the objects of such an asSocia-
tion are two; first, to provide its mem
bers with safe and profitable invest
ment, for even the smallest savings;
second, TO enable its members to build
themselves homes and pay for them
monthly. In other words, the labOring
man or woman instead of paying rent
and at the end of a number of years
having nothing to show for it, can take
the same money and in the same time
own his or her little home. To the one
who does not intend to build a home,
it offers an absolutely safe invest
ment for little savings at rate OF in
terest which makes It an object to save
The plan has been long and thoroughly
tested: in England more than one hun
dred million dollars are invested i'm
such associations in the city of Phil
adelphia seyenty-Gve millions. and in
Chicago, forty millions. Notwithstmd- +
ing the immense amounts invested in
these associations all over the world
probably 500. 900 600 no instance is
On record of one of these institutions
having failed.